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Clothes Make the Character

Lora Ann Sigler
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      Clothes make the man" (or woman). This is especially true in early Hollywood silent films where a character's appearance could show an immense number of different things about them. For example, Theda Bara's role in A Fool There Was (1915) was known for her revealing clothing, seductive appearance, and being the first "Vamp."Wardrobe and costume design played a larger role in silent films than in modern movies. The character's clothes told the audience who they were and what their role was in the movie. In this in-depth analysis, the author provides examples and explanations about noteworthy characters who used their appearance to further their fame.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Lora Ann Sigler EAN: 9781476681856 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 333 g HEIGHT: 254 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-02-26 CITY: GENRE: DESIGN / Textile & Costume, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism WIDTH: 178 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Fashion and textile design, Film history, theory or criticism

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      Lora Ann Sigler is a professor emerita of art history at California State University. She is a portrait/landscape artist and designer living in San Pedro, California.
      Clothes make the man" (or woman). This is especially true in early Hollywood silent films where a character's appearance could show an immense number of different things about them. For example, Theda Bara's role in A Fool There Was (1915) was known for her revealing clothing, seductive appearance, and being the first "Vamp."Wardrobe and costume design played a larger role in silent films than in modern movies. The character's clothes told the audience who they were and what their role was in the movie. In this in-depth analysis, the author provides examples and explanations about noteworthy characters who used their appearance to further their fame.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Lora Ann Sigler EAN: 9781476681856 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 333 g HEIGHT: 254 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-02-26 CITY: GENRE: DESIGN / Textile & Costume, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism WIDTH: 178 cm SPINE:

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      Fashion and textile design, Film history, theory or criticism

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      Lora Ann Sigler is a professor emerita of art history at California State University. She is a portrait/landscape artist and designer living in San Pedro, California.

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